000 FZNT24 KNHC 092130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST WILL MOVE E TONIGHT AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SOUTH OF TAMPICO MEXICO NEAR 20N96W. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU BUT CONTINUE SE INTO S FLORIDA BY LATE THU...THEN LIFT N OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI INTO SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST AND MOVES NE OF THE GULF BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT SAT AND S TO SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL